Chris Skidmore MP Webinar Summary
In case you missed it, here is a short summary of Chris Skidmore MPās speech from the EPCās Congress 2021 webinar series.Ā To read the full text of the speech, pleaseĀ click...
Guest blog: EPC Hammermen student prize
Congratulations to Rachel Beel, Glasgow Caledonian University, and to Dan Hicks, University of Brighton, joint winners of the 2020 EPC Hammermen Student Award.
Emerging Stronger: Lasting Impact from Crisis Innovation ā a new publication
At the start of 2020, no-one could have known what major changes lay just three months ahead for HE. Yet, here we are living through a pandemic, and in the...
President's Prize announced: Professor John Perkins honoured by the engineering academic community.
The Engineering Professorsā Council (EPC), the representative body of engineering academics in UK universities, has announced that its biennial Presidentās Prize has been awarded to Prof John Perkins CBE FREng...
Media release: University engineers across the UK commit expertise and equipment to join coronavirus struggle
Media Release Tales are emerging of the many ways that universities across the UK have stepped up to beat coronavirus and Engineering departments in particular have been at the forefront,...
Teaching students to learn for themselves
Dr Sunny Bains, author of a new book on emerging technologies, examines how to support students to make use of the technical literature and to look beyond it. The best...
New Approaches Case Studies launch
Six universities leading the way for change in engineering higher education. In a new joint document, the IET and the Engineering Professors Council (EPC) have selected several UK institutions that...
Engineering higher education faces multiple threats, according to new landmark report
A worrying convergence of challenges, outlined in a high-profile report published today, is threatening the vital role of higher education in supporting the UKās engineering sector, a critical part of...
International Baccalaureate: the perfect preparation for engineers?
This blog has been written for the EPC by Henry Coverdale, Director of Post 16 Education atĀ King Edward's School in Birmingham. Henry was the author of one of the posters...
Primary Engineer
Primary Engineer, the organisation which inspires children, pupils and teachers to consider engineering through continued professional development, whole class project work, competitions and exhibitions has partnered with the Engineering Professorsā...
ACED Annual Conference 2018
We look forward to welcoming you to this year's ACED annual 2-day conference, which will be held at the University of Bolton. Topics this year include: Employer engagement, student support,...
Creating a new breed of āsupergradsā
Creating a new breed of āsupergradsā When it comes to new approaches to education, what happens in engineering is the canary in the mine. Along with medicine no discipline more...